Gail Zappa

Biography

Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.

Known For

7.7

Classic Albums

TV Series1997

7.7

Classic Albums

TV Series1997

7.3

Zappa

Movie2020

6.8

Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Movie2015

7.4

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Movie2016

6.7

Mondo Hollywood

Movie1967

7.8

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

Movie2014

The Making of 200 Motels

Movie1971

Filmography